Who’s That Baby?
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Colleges Schedule Transfer Visits
Each month we ask readers to identify which member of the Asnuntuck faculty or staff is pictured in a baby photo. Andrea Skidgel, from the Information Desk, is pictured above and was featured in a recent newsletter. Email your baby photo for a chance to be featured in a future issue. Email your photo to: jcotnoir@ asnuntuck.edu
Fall visits, from colleges throughout New England, have begun to be scheduled. Visits take place in the President’s corridor. Colleges currently scheduled to visit ACC include: 9/4 University of Bridgeport 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Bay Path College 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 9/11 Post University 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 9/18 Western New England University 9 a.m.-11 a.m. 9/25 Springfield College 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Bay Path College 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 10/2 University of Bridgeport 11 a.m.-1p.m. 10/9 Post University 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 10/16 Western New England University 12 p.m.-2 p.m. Central Connecticut State University 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Bay Path College 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 10/30 Bay Path College 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
35 August 2012
Monthly Newsletter for Asnuntuck Community College
News@ACC this issue Golf Classic
Dates to Remember 8/27-28 Professional Days 8/28 Last day for 100% General Fund tuition refund 8/29 Fall classes begin 9/1-9/2 College closed 9/3 Labor Day (college closed, no classes held)
Transfer Visit Dates Admission’s Director Tim St. James (left) golfed with friends Matt Pantera, John Pantera and Matt McGinty as part of Asnuntuck Community College Foundation’s recent Golf Classic. See more photos ,from the event inside this month’s newsletter. The event raised more than $22,000 for the Foundation. Photo by Julie Cotnoir
ACC Prepares to Celebrate 40th Anniversary
Registration Hours News@ACC Issue 35 August 2012
Self & Others: Dynamics of Diversity Course Transfers to UConn Transferring credit from one class at ACC to UConn has just become smoother. The Transfer Admissions Office at UConn assessed ACC’s new and improved SOC* 190 “Self and Others: Dynamics of Diversity" course and it has been approved to be used in the Content Area 4 “Diversity and Multiculturalism” for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, according to Jean Egan, Program Coordinator for ACC’s Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Fall classes begin August 29th.
The acceptance was two years in the making. In 2011 and 2012, Egan worked to make sure that all adjuncts had a standard syllabus complete with the same course objectives, the same course description, and were using the same textbooks. Egan ensured that ACC’s curriculum was strong and consistent across all sections of Self & Others. As a result, UConn has now accepted ACC’s course for transfer as a Diversity and Multiculturalism course in the CLAS. “This is very exciting,” says Egan.
Visit ACC’s new web site( www. asnuntuck.edu) until August 22nd to register for fall classes online.
She adds, “This course has been a core course for every student from ACC who graduates with a degree. The fact that it now transfers to UConn and satisfies a graduation requirement for any of our students who transfer is great. It is one more way that we are making transfer easier for our students. The course approval for transfer is effective immediately.” According to Egan, the course focuses on understanding issues of diversity and inequality. The course includes 20 hours of service learning. “We are a community college, and we think students should give back to the community that financially supports their learning. Students now have the ability to help others through service learning, and help themselves by getting transfer credit for this course at UConn,” explains Egan. Students with questions about Self & Others or any Sociology course can contact Dr. Jean Egan at
[email protected] or Laurie Chancey at
[email protected].
In person registration is available Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Extended hours from 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. are available on August 8,15, 21, 22, 23, 27 and 28th. Senior Citizens may utilize their tuition waiver beginning August 29th .
This year we are celebrating Asnuntuck Community College’s 40th Anniversary! We recognize that it is time to reflect, celebrate our accomplishments, and gain perspective from our past as we plan for the future. The opportunities before us are both complex and exciting: to honor our past, to build additional capacity, to replace our aging infrastructure and renovate and expand our college facilities. It is exciting for all of us to be part of a growing college that is focused on providing a quality education in an accessible, affordable and nurturing environment. In this and in future newsletters you will find articles and pictures featuring our past. You will also be introduced to new faculty, new staff members and to growing programs that are such an important part of Asnuntuck today. You will be helping to design our building and campus to meet the needs of tomorrow as the Master Plan is finalized and implemented. You will be informed about all that we are doing to help students succeed.
Enjoy the remaining days of summer and we look forward to welcoming you all back to Asnuntuck on August 29th. Dr. Martha McLeod
Summer College for Kids Asnuntuck Community College is offering a variety of activities for children over the summer. Earlier this summer, students participated in LEGO based Science Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activities.
ACC Foundation Sponsors Golf Tournament
Pre-Teens Introduced to Manufacturing
Evening Food Service
Registration is underway for How to Activities and day trips in August for students in grades 1-8. Call 860-253-3034 or 960-2533066 for information about daytrips taking place the week of August 6th or How to Activities, including how to build a board game and how to build a robot which take place the week of August 13th.
Photos by Julie Cotnoir
The Manufacturing Technology Center hosted college experiences for pre-teens in July and August. Students interested in exploring educational opportunities in the manufacturing technology area of Asnuntuck were invited to participate. Students worked on a variety of projects including a personalized tic-tac-toe board while they were at the college. Photos by Julie Cotnoir
More than $22,000 was raised during the Asnuntuck Community College Foundation, Inc.’s 12th Annual Golf Classic. The tournament was held at Twin Hills Country Club in Longmeadow, MA on Monday July, 9th. Scholarship Sponsors for the event were 360 Federal Credit Union, Allied Community Services, G. Donovan Associates, Inc., Follett Higher Education, New England Bank, Packard Machinery and Radiology Associates of Hartford. The event’s lunch sponsor was Savings Institute Bank and Trust and the dinner sponsor was Rockville Bank. Laurie Rosner, from Rockville Bank, served as the Tournament’s Chairperson. The event was coordinated by Chris Casey Concepts.
Angelo’s Pizza will be selling soups, sandwiches, salads and pizza from 4:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m. in Café 1, MondayThursday evenings.
Alzheimer Walk to Be Held at ACC
The Alzheimer Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s will take place on Sunday, September 30th at Asnuntuck Community College. Registration for the walk begins at 9 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m. Participants will participate in a 1.5-3 mile route. Start or join a team at www.alz.org/ct or call 800-2723900. Photos by Julie Cotnoir
Food Service will be available for Asnuntuck Community College’s evening students beginning on Tuesday, September 4th.
Deadline for September’s Newsletter is Tuesday, August 28th. Email jcotnoir@asnuntuck. edu any submissions.
